“Los Angeles, California, circa 2001. Rilo Kiley comes into the room. The Echo Park-based songwriters and multi-instrumentalists have an uncanny knack for fashioning pop songs that sound like something you’ve been humming all your life. The 3-boy/1-girl quartet’s picture already appears in several dictionary editions next to the ‘Indie Pop’ entry. They are skilled. They can go from a swirling, indie-rock opus to a softly strummed, country-tinged ballad of heartbreak and not cheapen the transition with irony. Their songs are riddled with impossibly catchy melodies, off-kilter lyrics, sweetness, light and sadness. Most importantly, though, Rilo Kiley really means it, and their honest instinct for subtle songwriting sets them apart from the herd of twee popsters that infest the pop spectrum.” – Barsuk
- 20th anniversary edition
- 180g white colored double vinyl pressing
- contains hidden untitled track on side D
- printed inner sleeve w/ full album lyrics
- digital download included
- limited edition
- original release year: 2001
- music label: Barsuk Records 2022